This blog is about all the things.... literally the ups and downs... that surround having a baby with special needs, specifically Down Syndrom. My promise to my readers & followers is to always be honest and to be raw. What does that mean? It means that I will risk being judged and scorned and tell the truth. One of the most helpful things for me was a relative who was raw with her own blog. She was honest about the emotions and stresses she faced when she was gifted a child with special needs. Her honesty might have gotten her a few snide remarks but for someone who faces similar challenges as a "rookie" in this game, her words were literary gold for me. So in my postings, judge if you will. I don't care. Because I know that my raw-ness will be literary gold for someone else.
There are those that will judge and that's fine. I'm not writing for peoples' approval or kudos. I'm writing so that when another mom has a doctor walk into the hospital room with a bombshell, she'll find my blog somehow and read my personal accounts of this lifestyle. She won't feel guilty about the emotions and thoughts going through her mind. Because let me tell you, had my cousin not made that blog post, I would have felt like the worst human in the world. It has been through other peoples' personal accounts that I have drawn strength, hope, courage, and sometimes a few laughs at things only moms that have been gifted a child with special needs would understand.
If you choose to judge or criticize keep in mind that you don't know someone's journey until you have tasted it yourself. And you will never know what kind of cards life is going to deal so one day you might be in a similar position. But I won't judge or criticize in return. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And you can't imagine what our world is like until you have experienced it.
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